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In Lisa Genova’s extraordinary New York Times bestselling novel, an accomplished woman slowly loses her thoughts and memories to Alzheimer’s disease—only to discover that each day brings a new way of living and loving. Now a major motion picture starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kate Bosworth, and Kristen Stewart!

Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children and a house on the Cape, is a celebrated Harvard professor at the height of her career when she notices a forgetfulness creeping into her life. As confusion starts to cloud her thinking and her memory begins to fail her, she receives a devastating diagnosis: early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Fiercely independent, Alice struggles to maintain her lifestyle and live in the moment, even as her sense of self is being stripped away. In turns heartbreaking, inspiring, and terrifying, Still Alice captures in remarkable detail what it’s like to literally lose your mind...

Reminiscent of A Beautiful Mind, Ordinary People, and The Curious Incident of the Dogin the Night-time, Still Alice packs a powerful emotional punch and marks the arrival of a strong new voice in fiction.

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"Heartbreakingly real.... So real, in fact, that it kept me from sleeping for several nights. I couldn't put it down....Still Alice is a story that must be told." -- Brunonia Barry, New York Times bestselling author of The Lace Reader

"After I read Still Alice, I wanted to stand up and tell a train full of strangers, 'You have to get this book.'" -- Beverly Beckham, The Boston Globe

"This book is as important as it is impressive, and will grace the lives of those affected by this dread disease for generations to come." -- Phil Bolsta, author of Sixty Seconds

"With a master storyteller's easy eloquence, Lisa Genova shines a searing spotlight on this Alice's surreal wonderland. You owe it to yourself and your loved ones to read this book. It will inform you. It will scare you. It will change you." -- Julia Fox Garrison, author of Don't Leave Me This Way

"A masterpiece that will touch lives in ways none of us can even imagine. This book is the best portrayal of the Alzheimer's journey that I have read." -- Mark Warner, Alzheimer's Daily News

"With grace and compassion, Lisa Genova writes about the enormous white emptiness created by Alzheimer's." -- The Improper Bostonian

"Heartbreaking." -- The Cape Cod Chronicle

“Because the full, internal experience of Alzheimer’s is an account that fiction alone can deliver, it’s no surprise that the go-to book for caretakers and early-stage sufferers is a novel. “Still Alice,” written by the neuroscientist Lisa Genova, offers a crisp, straightforward, and wrenching depiction of the fifty-year-old Harvard professor Alice Howland’s descent into the swift, early-onset form of the disease.” (The New Yorker, "A Place Beyond Words: The Literature of Alzheimer")

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Still Alice is a compelling debut novel about a 50-year-old woman's sudden descent into early onset Alzheimer's disease, written by Lisa Genova, who holds a Ph. D in neuroscience from Harvard University. Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children and a house on the Cape, is a celebrated Harvard professor at the height of her career when she notices a forgetfulness creeping into her life. As confusion starts to cloud her thinking and her memory begins to fail her, she receives a devastating diagnosis: early onset Alzheimer's disease. Fiercely independent, Alice struggles to maintain her lifestyle and live in the moment, even as her sense of self is being stripped away. In turns heartbreaking, inspiring and terrifying, Still Alice captures in remarkable detail what's it's like to literally lose your mind... Reminiscent of A Beautiful Mind, Ordinary People and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Still Alice packs a powerful emotional punch and marks the arrival of a strong new voice in fiction.0914875566\\In the early 20th century, herbs were commonly used in the home for treating conditions that did not require a doctors care. Joseph Meyer devoted his life to providing herbs and information to people all across the country, earning him the title of the Old Herb Doctor.Many readers of Meyers Herbalist Almanac were inspired to send letters praising his herbs and treatments, claiming miraculous cures, and sharing their own remedies. Those letters were collected to create The Old Herb Doctor.Herbal remedies have once again risen in popularity and widespread use. The Old Herb Doctor details the way Americans used medicinal herbs in the 1920s and 30s and is a must for those interested in herbal medicine and natural cures.

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I saw the movie version first and was curious about the book. The movie actually followed the book very closely except for the casting of Alice who has a different appearance. Generally I find that the book goes deeper into the thoughts of the characters and can therefore be more informative, but not in this case. The book was definitely worth reading. It was a light read that provided interesting insight into this illness from one family's perspective. Enjoyable.

As difficult as it is to read this amazing story, it is imperative for anyone connected to this awful disease to not put this book down. Dementia has touched the lives of so many of us or will affect us in the future. Lisa Genovacs insight into Alzheimer's disease is like lifting a looking glass into the world no one has understood until now. I recommend this great novel without any hesitation.

A book worth reading for an insight into a person with Alzheimer's experiences through the disease process. This story is told with honesty and compassion. This fictional character was fortunate in having a supportive family and financial resources in the later stages. However so many individuals with this unfortunate disease are not so lucky.

This is a refreshingly unusual look at Alzheimer's, from the point of view of a highly intelligent person who is afflicted by this disease. I wish the writer had used her considerable knowledge and empathy to cover the later and more vegetative stages of this devastating ailment. I found it left some unanswered questions about the final days for the family and the patient. It is a well written, compelling read about a topic we so often try to avoid.

Magical. How Lisa Genova turned such a painful subject like Alzheimer's into such a wonderful story is beyond me, but she did. Really compelling. Terribly sad in parts, and wonderfully uplifting in others.

Excellent book. So very true to life. Have worked with many patients with various dementias and a family member with Lewy body dementia. Genova described the process with accuracy and with compassion. Highly recommend this book!

Thought-provoking and poignant. It gives a voice to the pain experienced by the Alzheimer's patients as they descend into a hell most of us can only imagine and explores the feelings and frustrations of family and loved ones as they deal with the daily effects of this dreadful disease.